I ． Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished statement or question, four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D are given. Choose the one that you think best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. (50 points, 1 point for each)

1 ． Which of the following is NOT true of Elizabeth I?

A ． Her religious reform was a compromise of views.

B ． Her religious reform was welcomed by both the Puritans and ardent Catholics.

C ． She desired “that there should be outward conformity to the Established religion”.

D ． She broke Mary’s ties with Rome and restored her father’s independent Church of England.

2 ． The Restoration in English history took place in _______.

A ． 1042 B ． 1066

C ． 1606 D ． 1660

3 ． Historically, _______ were ferocious people, but they laid the foundations of the English state.

A ． the Celts B ． the Vikings

C ． the Anglo-Saxons D ． the Normans

4 ． William, Duke of Normandy, is now known as _________.

A ． William Rufus B ． William the Confessor

C ． William the Great D ． William the Conqueror

5 ． In Britain, the Tories were the forerunners of _______ which still bears the nickname today.

A ． the Social and Democratic Liberal Party

B ． the Liberal Party

C ． the Labor Party

D ． the Conservative Party

6 ． The person who was responsible for the religious Reformation of England in the 16th century was _________.

A ． Edward VIII B ． Henry VIII

C ． Elizabeth I D ． Edward VI

7 ． Queen Mary Tudor has been known as “Bloody Mary ”because under her reign ________.

A ． a series of bloody wars were fought

B ． many Protestants were persecuted and burnt as heretics

C ． many rebel peasants were put to death

D ． many protesters against her rule were killed

8 ． The _______ developed later into the Lords and the Commons known as Parliament.

A ． Witan B ． Privy Council

C ． Public Records Office D ． Great Council

9 ． In Britain,________ is the symbol of the whole nation.

A ． the Queen B ． the Prime Minister

C ． the Prince D the Parliament

10 ． Easter is the chief Christian festival, which celebrates________.

A ． the birth of Jesus Christ B ． the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

C ． the coming of spring D ． the revival of Christianity

11 ． The English king, who gave up his crown for the sake of a marriage with Wallis Simpson, was _______.

A. Henry Ⅷ B ． Edward Ⅷ

C ． George Ⅵ D ． James Ⅵ

12 ． Those who tried to destroy the hated machines during the English Industrial Revolution were called ______.

A ． Destroyers B ． Breakers

C ． Unionists D ． Luddites

13 ． The great King of Wessex who fought against the invasion of the Danes in the 9th century was known as _______.

A ． Hengist B ． Alfred the Great

C ． the Pilgrim D ． King of Picts

14 ． The Seven Year’s War (1756 — 1763) was fought between Britain and _______ for the colonization in North America.

A ． Spain B ． Russia

C ． Holland D ． France

15 ． In Britain, the national newspapers can be divided into two groups: _______.

A ． daily papers and weekly papers

B ． daily papers and Sunday papers

C ． weekly papers and monthly papers

D ． weekly papers and quarterly papers

16 ． The People’s Charter was drawn up by _______ as their demands.

A ． the London Working Men’s Association

B ． the British Steel Corporation

C ． the activists in the Chartist Movement

D ． the Trade Union

17 ． Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, a Conservative Party leader in the 1980s, believed in the following EXCEPT _______.

A ． self-reliance B ． privatization

C ． the strengthening of the trade unions D ． the keeping of law and order

18 ． The two main tiers of local authority throughout England and Wales are ______.

A ． counties and districts B ． cities and towns

C ． cities and villages D ． cities and shires

19 ． In Britain, official public holidays are also called ______.

A ． religious holidays B ． saints’ holidays

C ． memorial holidays D ． bank holidays

20 ． The English Channel separates the island of Great Britain from ______.

A ． Denmark B ． Belgium

C ． the Netherlands D ． France

21 ． Most of the first Chinese immigrants who came to the United States between 1850—1880 settled down in ______.

A ． Florida B ． Washington

C ． California D ． New Jersey

22 ． In September, 1774 the First Continental Congress was held in ______, which encouraged Americans to refuse to buy British goods.

A ． New York B ． Boston

C ． Philadelphia D ． Concord

23 ． During the American westward movement, Democratic politician John L. O’Sullivan produced the famous theory of ______.

A ． “Isolationism” B ． “Good Neighbor Policy”

C ． “Social Darwinism” D ． “Manifest Destiny”

24 ． The American Constitution was finally adopted in 1789 by a narrow margin on the understanding that ______ after the Constitution came into force.

A ． Washington would be president of the U.S.

B ． the House of Representatives would be elected by each state

C ． a Bill of Rights would be amended

D ． each state would be equally represented in the Senate

25 ． In 1972, U.S. President ______ visited China, which led to the establishment of diplomatic relations with China in January 1979.

A ． Ronald Reagan B ． Richard Nixon

C ． Jimmy Carter D ． Gerald Ford

26 ． Which work praised the idea of equality and democracy and also celebrated the dignity, the self-reliant spirit and the joy of the common man?

A ． Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman.

B ． Self-reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

C ． Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain.

D ． Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser.

27 ． The Constitution requires the President to be a natural-born American citizen at least ______ years of age.

A ． 30 B ． 35

C ． 40 D ． 45

28 ． On April 30th of 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in ______ which housed the first American government.

A ． New York B ． Washington

C ． Philadelphia D ． Boston

29 ． Which of the following may NOT be President Wilson’s achievements in his program of New Freedom?